text_original: His parents were in a good position, Jid were able to give their son an education at Rome, 5 65 66 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE whither he was sent while still a boy. Shocked and startled by the wickedness of the city, he determined after a time to abandon his studies and adopt the monastic life.
text_transcription: HIS PARENTS WERE IN A GOOD POSITION AND WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEIR SON AN EDUCATION AT ROME WHITHER HE WAS SENT WHILE STILL A BOY SHOCKED AND STARTLED BY THE WICKEDNESS OF THE CITY HE DETERMINED AFTER A TIME TO ABANDON HIS STUDIES AND ADOPT THE MONASTIC LIFE
phonemes: hɪz pˈɛɹənts wɜːɹ ɪn ɐ ɡˈʊd pəzˈɪʃən, dʒˈɪd wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl tə ɡˈɪv ðɛɹ sˈʌn ɐn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æt ɹˈoʊm, fˈaɪv sˈɪksti fˈaɪv sˈɪksti sˈɪks ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp wˈɪðɚ hiː wʌz sˈɛnt wˌaɪl stˈɪl ɐ bˈɔɪ. ʃˈɑːkt ænd stˈɑːɹɾəld baɪ ðə wˈɪkᵻdnəs ʌvðə sˈɪɾi, hiː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ tˈaɪm tʊ ɐbˈændən hɪz stˈʌdiz ænd ɐdˈɑːpt ðə mənˈæstɪk lˈaɪf.